Argentina vs Poland: National power

National power in 2022: 0.45% of world capability in Argentina and 0.52% of world capability in Poland, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Poland, by 0.07 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Argentina.

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Change since 1918, percentage points · Correlates of War

All years Since 1950 Since 1990 Since 2010

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Latest figures

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2022
Argentina	0.45 2022	0.56	40 of 195
Poland	0.52 2022	0.55	36 of 195

What the numbers say

Poland has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Argentina.
In 2022, Argentina ranked 40 and Poland ranked 36 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Argentina	Poland
2022	0.45	0.52
2021	0.45	0.55
2020	0.44	0.55
2019	0.46	0.56
2018	0.48	0.58
2017	0.51	0.57
2016	0.54	0.55
2015	0.57	0.56
2014	0.55	0.55
2013	0.56	0.54
2012	0.56	0.55
2011	0.57	0.57
2010	0.56	0.56
2009	0.56	0.58
2008	0.57	0.65
2007	0.57	0.67
2006	0.58	0.66
2005	0.59	0.65
2004	0.59	0.69
2003	0.6	0.7
2002	0.59	0.7
2001	0.58	0.8
2000	0.6	0.83
1999	0.62	0.8
1998	0.63	0.89
1997	0.61	0.92
1996	0.6	0.94
1995	0.58	0.97
1994	0.58	0.96
1993	0.56	0.96
1992	0.57	0.96
1991	0.57	1.01
1990	0.53	1.04
1989	0.55	1.18
1988	0.55	1.24
1987	0.56	1.38
1986	0.55	1.46
1985	0.58	1.42
1984	0.61	1.53
1983	0.64	1.57
1982	0.68	1.56
1981	0.65	1.52
1980	0.65	1.62
1979	0.65	1.59
1978	0.62	1.61
1977	0.61	1.63
1976	0.59	1.59
1975	0.59	1.57
1974	0.6	1.47
1973	0.6	1.45
1972	0.6	1.48
1971	0.61	1.48
1970	0.62	1.38
1969	0.64	1.39
1968	0.64	1.41
1967	0.66	1.35
1966	0.69	1.36
1965	0.7	1.39
1964	0.69	1.38
1963	0.68	1.42
1962	0.68	1.43
1961	0.68	1.44
1960	0.68	1.32
1959	0.69	1.34
1958	0.7	1.42
1957	0.74	1.38
1956	0.72	1.39
1955	0.74	1.36
1954	0.74	1.43
1953	0.73	1.49
1952	0.72	1.47
1951	0.76	1.43
1950	0.8	1.69
1949	0.85	3.36
1948	0.83	2.99
1947	0.82	2.46
1946	0.85	1.73
1945	0.79	0.98
1944	0.78	–
1943	0.78	–
1942	0.77	–
1941	0.75	–
1940	0.71	–
1939	0.68	1.83
1938	0.71	1.96
1937	0.75	1.84
1936	0.73	1.84
1935	0.7	1.82
1934	0.73	2.04
1933	0.78	2.08
1932	0.77	2.14
1931	0.75	2.18
1930	0.75	2.09
1929	0.73	2.19
1928	0.74	2.2
1927	0.77	2.2
1926	0.83	2.19
1925	0.77	2.26
1924	0.76	2.37
1923	0.7	2.26
1922	0.6	1.88
1921	0.59	2.11
1920	0.56	2.72
1919	0.59	1.88
1918	0.45	1.41
1917	0.44	–
1916	0.43	–
1915	0.44	–
1914	0.5	–
1913	0.6	–
1912	0.63	–
1911	0.6	–
1910	0.6	–
1909	0.58	–
1908	0.52	–
1907	0.55	–
1906	0.51	–
1905	0.47	–
1904	0.48	–
1903	0.49	–
1902	0.48	–
1901	0.45	–
1900	0.45	–
1899	0.43	–
1898	0.52	–
1897	0.55	–
1896	0.58	–
1895	0.43	–
1894	0.41	–
1893	0.41	–
1892	0.36	–
1891	0.37	–
1890	0.35	–
1889	0.36	–
1888	0.41	–
1887	0.4	–
1886	0.4	–
1885	0.4	–
1884	0.38	–
1883	0.36	–
1882	0.34	–
1881	0.33	–
1880	0.3	–
1879	0.3	–
1878	0.29	–
1877	0.22	–
1876	0.22	–
1875	0.21	–
1874	0.21	–
1873	0.22	–
1872	0.21	–
1871	0.21	–
1870	0.29	–
1869	0.32	–
1868	0.29	–
1867	0.25	–
1866	0.27	–
1865	0.27	–
1864	0.23	–
1863	0.24	–
1862	0.22	–
1861	0.21	–
1860	0.21	–
1859	0.27	–
1858	0.26	–
1857	0.25	–
1856	0.24	–
1855	0.24	–
1854	0.24	–
1853	0.26	–
1852	0.27	–
1851	0.27	–
1850	0.31	–
1849	0.27	–
1848	0.29	–
1847	0.3	–
1846	0.27	–
1845	0.3	–
1844	0.31	–
1843	0.3	–
1842	0.32	–
1841	0.33	–

Each country on its own

Good to know

The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.

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